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RHEL 8 : Red Hat Virtualization (RHSA-2020:5218)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 143238
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:5218 advisory.The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.
The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.
The ovirt-node-ng packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release- virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts (RHVH) are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: imgbased (1.2.13), redhat-release- virtualization-host (4.4.3), redhat-virtualization-host (4.4.3). (BZ#1814517, BZ#1868293, BZ#1886484)
Security Fix(es):
* libssh: denial of service when handling AES-CTR (or DES) ciphers (CVE-2020-1730)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* [security] gnutls_set_default_priority() (and thus Cockpit logins) fails when selecting VPP profile during RHVH installation (BZ#1835661)
* Unable to upgrade from rhvh 4.4.1 to 4.4.2 as block storage domains are detected as local storage domains. (BZ#1886647)
* Failed to install RHVH 4.4.3 due to missing Lvm ThinPool (BZ#1886695)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected redhat-virtualization-host-image-update package.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?334f527d
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5218
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1801998
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1833254
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1868293
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1886484
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 143238
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-5218.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 11/24/2020
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-1730
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host-image-update, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:redhat-virtualization-host
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/24/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-1730